Personal Narrative Film, Video Manuscript/Mixed Material Walter Curll Cassel, Jr. Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 101st Airborne Division; 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade; 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry; 813th Engineer Battalion; 297th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 419th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 438th Signal Aviation Construction Company
- Location of Service: Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Japan; Vietnam; Fort Benning, Georgia; Beale Air Force Base, California; Norton Air Force Base, California; Japan; Germany; Korea; Alaska; Fort Lewis, Washington
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/28032
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About this Item
Title
- Walter Curll Cassel, Jr. Collection
Names
- Sheila Burkes
- Jaynes, Amber
- Bellsouth Georgia Telecom Pioneers
- Blair, Rebecca J.
- Sue Wofford
- Cassel Jr., Walter Curll
Home State
- Georgia
Headings
- - Cassel Jr., Walter Curll
- - Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
- - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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Korean War, 1950-1953
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry; 813th Engineer Battalion; 297th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 419th Engineer Aviation Battalion; 438th Signal Aviation Construction Company
- Location of Service: Fort Benning, Georgia; Beale Air Force Base, California; Norton Air Force Base, California; Japan; Germany; Korea; Alaska; Fort Lewis, Washington
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1948-1968
- Military Status: veteran
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: 101st Airborne Division; 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade
- Location of Service: Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Benning, Georgia; Japan; Vietnam
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Video: MiniDV [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004-05-06)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/28032
Cite as
- Walter Curll Cassel, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/28032), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- video
Additional Metadata Formats
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Alaska
- Beale Air Force Base, California
- Fort Benning, Georgia
- Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Fort Lewis, Washington
- Germany
- Japan
- Korea
- Norton Air Force Base, California
- Vietnam
Service Unit
- 101st Airborne Division
- 173rd Airborne Brigade
- 1st Battalion
- 1st Cavalry Division
- 23rd Infantry
- 297th Engineer Aviation Battalion
- 419th Engineer Aviation Battalion
- 438th Signal Aviation Construction Company
- 5th Cavalry Regiment
- 813th Engineer Battalion